Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-03
NEWS OF THE DAY.

change Yesterday reduced The price of coal
to consumers twenty five cents ton all
around.
Leading men IN the Jewish community OF
London deny the report that Baron Hirsch
has given four million sterling tothe schools
in Russia.
Most, the anarchist, has issued an address
to the public from the Tombs prison IN New
York, protesting against his imprisonment
as illegal.
Unless the New York Yacht Club receives
a challenge within the next thirty days
there will be no race for the Americas cup
next season.
G. A. Whitaker, for presenting false
vouchers 10 the medal bureau Of the Navy
Department in 1SS3-1SS4, was acquitted IN
Washington yesterday.
The sale ofthe library of Professor Scharf,
of Baltimore, was concluded in New YORK
Yesterday, theridiculous figure of about SSOO
being the total receipts.
1t is reported in Mexican official circles
that the United States government has made
a claim on behalf of Cutting, the Texas ed
itor. who some time ago made himself an
international issue.
son TO dea b with Ratchet In Scranton, Pa,
yesterday and attempted to kill her four-year
old daughter, but was prevented by neign
bors. She is insane.
Gen. R. Snowden Andrews, OF Baltimore
has recovered $40 acres of West Virginia
land, which he purchased 10 1855, and
which was sold duIiog the war while be
was in the Confederate army.
Arthur OKeefe voluntarily surrendered
himself to the Philadelphia police Thursday,
and CONTESTED that he was the murderer OF
Ocavius Cato, q prominent colored man OF
that city, who was killed sixteen years ago.
Noah Boyer, of Indiana county. Pa., was
accidenty shot and killed near Davis, w.
Va, by his friend, John Cessna, who mis-.
took him for q deer. The two men had
been hunting together for the past sixteen
years.
.hIh;liwas introduced in the South Caro-
lima Legislature yesterday to refund South
Carolina deficiency bonds maturing In July,
1883 The whole Issue is $4,000 bearing
six ger cent. interest. Tho plan is to fund
this issue in 80 year bonds at per cent.
The failures throughout the country dur
ing The last seven days number for the
United States 215 and for Canada %, or a
total of 244, as compared with POI last week
and 224 the week previous to the last,
aud 242 the corresponding week of last
year.
There will be an interesting sale at Dothe
boy'a, near Loodop, next Monday, OF Dick.
ems collection of original "Phiz" sketches
and first editions Of some very widely pub
lished etchinga Ruskn speaks highly OF
a drawing of Barnaby playing with the
raven.
Depredations on the various Maryland
oyster grounds are assuming large proper
tions. and tongmen are becoming anxious
lest the dredgers run away with the local
beds. Demands for police protection are
being received in Annapolis from all quar-
ters.
lie quarrel in Philadelphia yesterday
evening Mary Shields, aged 80, was stabbed
to death with case knife by her paramount,
RosarioI Pedano, after she had inflicted a
fatal wound on him with the same weapon.
Pedano is under guard OF the Pennsylvania
Hospital.
The South Carolina House of Represents
tives yesterday passed bill providing Tor
the erection of q house for disabled Exon.
federate soldiers of the State with an annual
appropriation of $4,000 for its support.
This is Independent of the pension bill re-
Gently passed by the Senate.
Warden walsh, OF the Tombs, in New
York, yesterday discovered that the iron
plates had been removed and the bars cut
from the windows in the cells OF Drlscoll
and Lyons, the condemned murderers. The
men were then put in other cells. 1t ia
thought an attempt to escape was to have
been made last night.
The movement 10 make home market
in Jacksonville by bringing growers aud
buyers together was successfully inaugurated
Yesterday through an auction sale of the
new crop of oranges. Buyers were IN at
tendance representing Boston, Nav York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago, ST. Paul,
Iowa and New Orleans.
The new four. masted schooner Pocahon-
tas, built at Camden, Me-, arrived at Baiti
more yesterday. The vessel is 235 feet over
all, 46 feet beam, 20 feet depth of hold, and
has cargo capacity of $500 tons. The 20.
cahontas spreads $500 yards of canvas, and
is commanded by Capt. ]. NJ. Phillips, fer
merly OF the schooner King Philip.
Miss Mary Lloyd, a poor orphan girl em.
ployed In dry goods store in Reading, Pa,
was discarded by Howard Potter, a wealthy
young man to whom she was engaged. Last
Sunday night ne called OF her house when
she threw glass of vtrol in his face. burn
ing the flesh and distiguring him for life.
He has been closely confined to his room
ever since. Potter ,says he will not prose
cute Miss Lloyd.
Mrs. Mcdonald, the San Frar c SEQ tank.
er's wife gave $4,000 worth of diamonds to
her lover, Lenord Augustus Swain, an in
surance agent, and other property, amount
ing all to $4,000, has sued her father it,
law for 100000 for alternating the affections
of her husband. The defense demurred and
tried to have the complaint dismissed, but
the Supreme Court has decided that the old
man must stand trial. Swain is' still
on examination in the police court charged
with having forged banker McDonald's
name to the $4,000 worth Of railroad bonds
which Mrs. Mcdonald stole from her father
in.law and sold to Senator Leland STAN